Sivasamudram Falls
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Sivasamudram Falls (formerly known as the Cauvery Falls) is the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.[1]
It is located 27 km from Somanathapura, 80 km from Mysore, and 120 km from Bangalore in the Mysore district of the state of Karnataka, India.[2]
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[edit] The falls
The Shivasamudram Falls is on the Kaveri River after the river has winded its way through the rocks and ravines of the Deccan Plateau and drops off to form waterfalls. The island town of Shivanasamudra divides the river into twin waterfalls. This creates the fourth largest island in the rivers course. A group of ancient temples are located here and there likely was a village.[1]
This is a segmented waterfall. Segmented waterfalls occur where the water flow is broken into two or more channels before dropping over a cliff, resulting in multiple side by side waterfalls. It has an average width of 849 meters, a height of 90 m, and an average volume of 934 cubic meters / sec. The maximum recorded volume is 18,887 cubic meters / sec. It is a perennial waterfall. The time of best flow are the monsoon season of July to October.[3]
Gaganachukki on the left is a large horsetail waterfall[4] and Barachukki (also spelled Bharachukki) on the right is a jagged crashing cascading waterfall. During the monsoon season this waterfall grows enormous, perhaps a thousand feet in width. On the left waterfall, the Gaganachukki, the state of Karnataka built its first hydro-electric power in 1902 to harvest the water for production.[2] The right waterfall is the Bharachukki.[3]
Down river from these falls is the Stanley Reservoir and the Mettur Dam that created the reservoir.
[edit] Attractions
Temples dedicated to Ranganatha, Someswara, Veerabhadra and Mariamma are nearby in the island town of Srirangam.[2] The hydropower station is near the left waterfall. This power station provided electricity that was used in the gold mines of Kolar.
Approximately 35 kms downstream is yet another set of falls at Mekedaatu.
[edit] Transportation
There is regular bus service from Mysore.[2]
[edit] Problems
Althought the waterfalls themselves remain pristine because the terrain surrounding them is too rocky for visitors to get near, the accessible areas are filled with mountains of garbage and the stench of manure.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Shivasamudram Falls. www.cauvery.com. Retrieved on November 11, 2006.
- ^ a b c d Places of interest - Sivasamudram. www.mysore.net. Retrieved on November 9, 2006.
- ^ a b World Waterfall Database. Retrieved on November 9, 2006.
- ^ Gaganachukki falls photo of horsetail. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Sreedharan, Divya (November 14 2004). Mounds of garbage surround Bharachukki. hindunet. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Sivasamudram Map
- Photos from Sivasamudram Bluff
- Photos of Sivasamudram Falls
- Cauvery or Sivasamudram Falls
| The River Kaveri |
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| Dams |
Banasura Sagar Dam | Bangara Doddi Nala | Grand Anicut | Krishna Raja Sagara Dam | Madadkatte | Mettur Dam | Stanley Reservoir |
| Tributaries |
Amaravati River | Arkavathy River | Bhavani River | Hemavati River | Honnuhole River | Kabini River | Lakshmana Tirtha River | Lokapavani River | Noyyal River | Shimsa River |
| Cities and Towns |
Karikal | Kodagu | Kollidam | Kushalanagara | Nagapattinam | Poompuhar | Sivasamudram | Srirangam | Srirangapatna | Talakad | Talakaveri | Thanjavur | Tiruchirapalli |
| Physical Features |
Bay of Bengal | Deccan plateau | Hogenakal Falls | Sivasamudram Falls | Western Ghats |
| Riparian States and Union Territories |
Karnataka | Kerala | Pondicherry | Tamil Nadu |
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